Tails of juvenile brown-cresteds and ash-throateds are like the great crested’s but overall paler and lack broad white stripe on innermost secondary.

Today, I introduce you to just such a bird, the great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus). To be a little more transparent, I think I need to clarify one aspect of this particular bird. It is not ...

Of course, I didn’t need to see the bird to identify the caller. Only one bird — the great crested flycatcher — produces that loud, whistled “wheep!” It’s been several years since I ...

“Although the guide books say this is a common bird, this morning was the first time I’ve ever seen a great crested flycatcher,” she wrote on her post. I congratulated her and asked if she ...

Today I introduce you to just such a bird, the great crested flycatcher (Myiarchuscrinitus). To be a little more transparent, I think I need to clarify one aspect of this particular bird.

I secretly scrambled to learn what a great crested flycatcher was, which led me to a better understanding of a whole category of little known "garden birds." The great crested flycatcher is the ...

One species that has returned after being absent for many years, is the great crested flycatcher, one of my favorite birds. I suspect that clearing the horse trail opened up the oak woodlands just ...

Specifically, the great crested flycatcher can be your new best friend in keeping pests at bay. The great crested flycatcher is known for its striking appearance and voracious appetite for all ...

When it comes to bird songs, I'm like a teenager constantly listening to iTunes. Bird vocalizations in my neighborhood give me a daylong source of joy. And I know the name of every bird by its ...

Main image, a great-crested flycatcher. Inset, a snake bares its fangs. The flycatcher is one of a number of birds that line their nests with shed snakeskin because, a new study reports ...